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Use of contractors Assess the risks of the work A risk assessment must be done and both the client and contractor should be party to it. HSE’s free leaflet Five steps to risk assessment provides guidance to employers and the self-employed on assessing risks in the workplace. The client should already have a risk assessment for the work activities of their own business. The contractor must assess the risks for the contracted work and then both parties must get together to consider those risks from each other’s work that could affect the health and safety of the workforce or anyone else. The client and the contractor need to agree the risk assessment for the contracted work and the preventative and protective steps that will apply when the work is in progress. If subcontractors are involved, they should also be part of the discussion and agreement. Key message: Do a risk assessment A self-employed electrical contractor was injured while working at a client’s premises when a fork-lift truck struck and dislodged the ladder he was working from. The client was prosecuted because no risk assessment had been made nor any steps put in place to ensure the contractor’s s a f e t y. The client was found guilty and fined £9000 plus costs. 6
Use of contractors Provide information, instruction and training Clie n t s, contractors and sub-contractors must provide their employees with information, instruction and training on anything which may affect their health and safety. HSE’s free leaflet Health and safety training. What you need to knowsets out what you need to do. All parties need to consider what information should be passed between them and agree appropriate ways to make sure this is done. They need to exchange clear information about the risks arising from their operations, including relevant safety rules and procedures, and procedures for dealing with emergencies. This exchange of information should include details of any risks that other parties could not reasonably be expected to know about. The information must be specific to the work. In other words, you must talk to one another. Key message: Provide information A client was prosecuted for failing to provide information to a contractor working on ceiling tiles in the foyer of an occupied tower block. Unknown to the contractor, the ceiling tiles contained asbestos and were removed in an uncontrolled manner, placing the contractor and occupants at risk. The client was found guilty and fined £35 000 plus costs. 7
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